Notes on technology and learning.https://blog.danielgarcia.pt/en-GBhttps://blog.danielgarcia.pt/en/blog/toaster-cyber-resilience-act/https://blog.danielgarcia.pt/en/blog/toaster-cyber-resilience-act/For decades, burnt toast was all we had to worry about. With connected devices, it also matters who fixes security flaws and for how long. The Cyber Resilience Act aims to change who takes responsibility.Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTSecurityCyber Resilience ActIoThttps://blog.danielgarcia.pt/en/blog/https-site-trustworthy/https://blog.danielgarcia.pt/en/blog/https-site-trustworthy/The address starts with HTTPS and the browser says the connection is secure. But is that enough to trust the site? Understanding what is actually protected helps us recognise a false sense of security.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTSecurityHTTPSPhishinghttps://blog.danielgarcia.pt/en/blog/backups-drives-cloud/https://blog.danielgarcia.pt/en/blog/backups-drives-cloud/A folder on the same drive, an external drive left connected or files synced to the cloud: each option protects against different problems. Understanding those differences helps us create backups we can actually restore.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBackupsSecurityCloudhttps://blog.danielgarcia.pt/en/blog/llamafile-ollama-windows/https://blog.danielgarcia.pt/en/blog/llamafile-ollama-windows/I tried llamafile on Windows with two GGUF models that I also imported into Ollama. Here is what worked, what went wrong and how to repeat the process using the CPU.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTLocal AIOllamahttps://blog.danielgarcia.pt/en/blog/ssh-windows-linux-keys/https://blog.danielgarcia.pt/en/blog/ssh-windows-linux-keys/Accessing a Linux server regularly does not have to mean typing your password for every connection. In this tutorial, we configure SSH keys between Windows and Ubuntu, protect the private key and simplify access with an alias.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTSSHWindowsLinuxSecurityhttps://blog.danielgarcia.pt/en/blog/wifi-no-internet/https://blog.danielgarcia.pt/en/blog/wifi-no-internet/Your computer is connected to Wi-Fi, but websites will not load. A few simple tests in Windows can help distinguish between problems with the local network, Internet access and DNS.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWi-FiWindowsDNShttps://blog.danielgarcia.pt/en/blog/local-ai-when-does-it-make-sense/https://blog.danielgarcia.pt/en/blog/local-ai-when-does-it-make-sense/Running AI locally no longer necessarily requires high-end hardware. In this article I look at when a local model makes sense, where its limitations begin, and why the best choice may simply be the smallest model that can solve the task well.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTLocal AIOllamaLanguage ModelsHardwarePrivacyhttps://blog.danielgarcia.pt/en/blog/from-localhost-to-mobile/https://blog.danielgarcia.pt/en/blog/from-localhost-to-mobile/Testing a website on a phone reveals problems that a desktop browser does not always show. In this guide we look at how to use Wi-Fi or a Cloudflare Quick Tunnel to test Vite, HTML, CSS and JavaScript projects on real devices.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTCloudflare TunnelReactVitehttps://blog.danielgarcia.pt/en/blog/anatomy-of-a-skill/https://blog.danielgarcia.pt/en/blog/anatomy-of-a-skill/Skills turn instructions and procedures into reusable capabilities for Artificial Intelligence agents. In this article, we explore how they work, their structure, their main components, and the best practices for creating consistent, secure and reusable Skills.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTskillsAI agentsautomationhttps://blog.danielgarcia.pt/en/blog/why-i-created-this-space/https://blog.danielgarcia.pt/en/blog/why-i-created-this-space/A place to record what I learn, organise ideas and share practical experiences with technology.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTtechnology